Google roll out plan to ditch unskippable ads

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Ever gone to watch a video on YouTube only to be cruelly subjected to an unskippable 30 second ad? Well by 2018 that will be a thing of the past, just think of the man hours saved!

🚨 ▶🙅 Google will no longer force YouTube viewers to watch 30-second unskippable ads, saying that as of 2018 the ad product will be ditched.

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🇦🇺 🏉 📲 Now, thanks to the Watch AFL app for mobile and tablet devices, Americans and others outside of Australia can watch live Australian Football League matches with the ability to pause and rewind the stream.

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